Officials in Lower Macungie are still mum on the Lehigh County Court ruling that invalidated zoning changes made as part of an agreement with David Jaindl.

They declined to comment today. Richard Somach, the township's solicitor, said the Board of Commissioners may meet in private to discuss the issue prior to their next public meeting on Thursday, September 15.

Lehigh County Judge Michele A. Varricchio last week declared invalid ordinance changes that commissioners approved in 2010 as part of the deal with Jaindl under which the township averted the construction of a quarry.

Commissioners approved the zoning changes in July 2010, establishing four new zoning districts designed to allow Jaindl Realty to build homes, warehouses and shopping centers in an area bounded by Smith Lane and Mertztown, Spring Creek and Ruth roads in the western part of the township. That particular section previously had zoning provisions designed to preserve farmland.

Varricchio ruled that the township didn't give its residents adequate notice about the changes. The township apparently has a few options now. Commissioners can re-advertise the zoning changes and vote on them again, appeal the judge's ruling or accept the ruling and decide not to change the zoning after all.